Science On Tap Feat. Sara Freeman & Caroline Long

Name: Science On Tap Feat. Sara Freeman & Caroline Long
Start: 2024-11-20T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-20T20:00:00-07:00
Location: 119 South Main Street, Logan, UT, United States, Utah 84321

Schedule

Wed Nov 20 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

119 South Main Street, Logan, UT, United States, Utah 84321 | Logan, UT

Join us for our monthly Science On Tap event! Social hour is at 6pm, with the first speaker at starting at 7pm and the second at 7:30pm with Q&A after each. Dinner and drinks served all night.
Dr Sara M. Freeman
“Why do Fools Fall in Love? The Neuroscience of Social Bonding”.

Dr. Sara M. Freeman has been an Assistant Professor of Neurobiology in the Biology Department since August 2019. Sara was born in Atlanta, GA and received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Virginia in 2006. She completed a Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2013 from Emory University, and from 2013-2019, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California Davis. Her current research program at USU uses a comparative and translational approach across highly social species of rodents, primates, canids, and humans in order to better understand the social systems of the brain. The broader goal of this research is to better
understand the neurobiological basis of social attachment in animals and to try to identify possible biomarkers, disease etiologies, and novel treatment avenues for human clinical populations that are characterized by deficits in social function, such as autism spectrum disorders or schizophrenia. In addition to her research efforts, Sara is committed to a career that prioritizes undergraduate education and the mentoring of undergraduate and graduate student researchers from diverse backgrounds.

Caroline Long
"Smell You Later! Coyote Olfactory Communication"

Caroline Long is an Ecology Ph.D. student in Dr. Sara Freeman’s lab at USU. She also interns as a science news reporter for Utah Public Radio. Caroline received her B.A. in Neuroscience from Pomona College in 2016. Originally from Atlanta, GA, Caroline spent 4 years after college studying primate social behavior at Emory National Primate Research Center. She has also worked as a volunteer with the Atlanta Coyote Project and Zoo Atlanta. She is interested in mammalian social behavior and the underlying neurobiological mechanisms. Her current research investigates social bonding and behavioral flexibility in coyotes at Millville's NWRC Predator Research Facility.